Political Risk

Prime Minister Stanislav Gross is facing growing calls for his resignation over a financial scandal that threatens to bring down the governing coalition. BMI View: The crisis has... 2005-03-08

Despite the government's intention to remain in power until an Autumn poll, political forces are mounting to suggest that an election will be held in the first half of 2005. BMI View:... 2005-03-08

The European Commission has warned Hungary over its fiscal imprudence. BMI View: Although the consequences of government spending imbalances under the EU's Stability and Growth Pact... 2005-02-07

Aigars Kalvitis has been appointed prime minister and has assembled a coalition, featuring the parties of the last administration and the largest opposition party, New Era.

A referendum to afford citizenship rights to 5mn Romanians living abroad, including 2.5mn in nearby European countries, has failed. BMI View: Having been strongly supported by his... 2005-01-10

After the problems which befell the party under its previous leader, Peter Medgyessey, the appointment of Ference Gyurcsany has seen an appreciable improvement in the government's... 2005-01-10

A recent survey of the Czech economy, conducted by the OECD, identifies a number of obstacles to the reallocation of labour that threaten to undermine the country's economic growth... 2005-01-10

The senior government member, the Social Democratic Party (CSSD), has suffered crushing defeats in regional and Senate elections. Opposition parties claim that the CSSD has lost the... 2004-12-02

The Hungarian parliament has failed to approve an extension to the deployment of its troops in Iraq. As a consequence, the country’s 300-strong military contingent will... 2004-12-02

The political left has become embroiled in a far-reaching corruption scandal which centres upon the country’s largest oil refiner and retailer, PKN Orlen. BMI View: Despite... 2004-12-02